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Recent Examples of hovel
How far does the cash go? Mounir Kahil and his family, who live by candlelight in a hovel in Beirut’s southern suburbs, are among those benefiting from the cash handouts.
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Scott Peterson, The Christian Science Monitor, 21 Sep. 2023
The movie, about three young women shacking up in a rancid hovel in the French provinces, premiered in Locarno and screened at the Oldenburg film festival in 2010.
—Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Sep. 2023
This lush thriller swings back and forth through time and up and down the social ladder, from the hovels to the palaces of contemporary India.
—Washington Post Editors and Reviewers, Washington Post, 26 May 2023
Rogen is Herschel Greenbaum, a ditch-digger from an Eastern European hovel called Shlupsk, who immigrates to Brooklyn at the turn of the 20th century with his wife, Sarah (Sarah Snook), with dreams of buying their own gravestones and one day trying seltzer.
—cleveland, 5 Aug. 2020
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Scott Peterson, The Christian Science Monitor, 21 Sep. 2023
The movie, about three young women shacking up in a rancid hovel in the French provinces, premiered in Locarno and screened at the Oldenburg film festival in 2010.
—Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Sep. 2023
This lush thriller swings back and forth through time and up and down the social ladder, from the hovels to the palaces of contemporary India.
—Washington Post Editors and Reviewers, Washington Post, 26 May 2023
Rogen is Herschel Greenbaum, a ditch-digger from an Eastern European hovel called Shlupsk, who immigrates to Brooklyn at the turn of the 20th century with his wife, Sarah (Sarah Snook), with dreams of buying their own gravestones and one day trying seltzer.
—cleveland, 5 Aug. 2020
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hovel
Noun
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The short trail passes faithful re-creations of domed huts and paperbark canoes, offering a glimpse of how the Indigenous Needwonnee people lived and cultivated the land.—
Justin Meneguzzi,
Travel + Leisure,
8 Feb. 2025
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Some of the 33 rooms in the 5-star Auberge de la Maison are inspired by real mountain huts while others have a more romantic style.—
Joanne Shurvell,
Forbes,
20 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Read on to find a list of foods in the latter camp that registered dietitians wholeheartedly recommend.—
Erica Sloan,
SELF,
11 Feb. 2025
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In Mae La camp, Rosella can’t stray far from her oxygen tank.—
Ivan Watson,
CNN,
11 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The lumbering animal had wandered aimlessly around the old mill and through several of the old mining shacks.—
Frank C. Hibben,
Outdoor Life,
13 Feb. 2025
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There were many memories made there and the grandchildren loved their time at the deer shack.—
Contributed Content,
Twin Cities,
7 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Spending time at his family cabin was Jim’s favorite happy place, either alone or especially with family.—
Contributed Content,
Twin Cities,
7 Feb. 2025
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Other interior highlights are the large, retro air vents that carry over the cabin’s red accents and generous storage cubbies both above and below the center console.—
Doug Newcomb,
PCMAG,
6 Feb. 2025
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“Hovel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hovel. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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